I walk out the door and stand unable to move a muscle in my body. What is left of this town is completely demolished, I don't know how these flames burned through it all....but that is actually left is disintegrating under the flames. I start to run off but soon realize I'm not sure where I am, I don't see my house or anything, I don't know how to find my brother. I pause and look around, where's my mom? My dad? Any of them? I feel A hand on my shoulder
"Aye, purple, I thought you might need help with directions" I turn and see Nixon, he doesnt look like he exactly wants to be here helping me but he is. Purple? Why did he call me purple....
"First of all, purple? Where did that come from? It's iris. If you have forgotten already" I say and he shrugs
"I haven't forgotten. But your actual iris" he gestures to my eyes "is purple. That's unusual and I know I won't forget that even if I never see you again, so I'm calling you purple" that's stupid....but I kind of like it I guess
"You didn't even ask if I liked it" I say and he shrugs
"I don't care" he says but honestly, I'm fine with whatever he wants to call me.
"Anyways" I start "Where's my brother?" I look serious and he looks around
"Eh, I don't really know where he went exactly.." ....where he went?
"What do you mean" I ask
"These flames, they're almost disintegrating the people trapped within them but none of us knows exactly where they came from or what happens..." He says
"Well" I clear my throat "uhm..alright, then why did you even come out to 'help me with directions'?" I wonder and ask him and he waits a moment to answer
"Well.....I guess I just....I don't know, I know where some things are..?" He stutters a bit
"well thanks for the help" I give a sarcastic smile and turn again
"True heroes don't kill themselves" he says after a moment
"Hm?" I turn to glance at him
"You want to save your brother. That's heroic, but heroes don't kill themselves, you aren't being smart or courageous by leaving, you're being stupid." He says
"Well then call me stupid" I say
"I know you aren't stupid. And if you want to have any chance at saving your brother, or anyone, you will turn around and walk back with me"
he really believes I will fall into the guilt like that,well I won't.
"Like that's gonna work" I say sarcastically and he turns around with an irritated look
"This isn't a joke! For all we know, we could be some of the last people on earth, who knows? An you're just trying to prove a point and be independent-" he starts shouting
"That's not wha-" I start to inturrupt but he cuts me off
"No, I know what you're going to say, you only want to help, you care about your family, you want to play hero or whatever - really don't care! Put yourself to good use and get something done or you're just going to end up dead anyways" he starts to walk back. For some reason I'm not sure if I should feel hurt or angry..maybe not either..
"So what's the plan?" I jog up behind him and he turns his head and I continue
"Tell me all you know so far, so I can help figure this out. How much is-" he cuts me off again
"Thank you"
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Lost to Flames
Macera~~~ Iris awakes to find the world she once knew suddenly getting destroyed from toxic mysterious flames that begin to destroy all in their path. She doesn't know what starts them or how to stop them but she has made it her goal to save the rest of t...
